Buyer Name: Greater London Authority (GLA)
Buyer Address: City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, London, UKI41, E16 1ZE, United Kingdom
Contact Email: BSFAribaAdministration@tfl.gov.uk
Buyer Name: Greater London Authority (GLA)
Buyer Address: City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, London, UKI41, E16 1ZE, United Kingdom
Contact Email: BSFAribaAdministration@tfl.gov.uk
Buyer Name: Transport for London
Buyer Address: 5 Endeavour Square, London, UKI41, E20 1JN, United Kingdom
The Greater London Authority (GLA) has procured a fabricator to produce a new bronze artwork called, "The Wake" created by artist Khaleb Brooks, a new memorial to honour enslaved Africans who were trafficked as part of the transatlantic slave trade, and their descendants, due to be unveiled in 2026/27. The fabricator will work in consultation with the artist and the commissioner, the Greater London Authority. The fabricator has been awarded the first stage (Phase 1 - Planning Support) initially and then if (as is expected) the planning application is successful, the second stage - i.e (Phase 2 - Fabrication and Phase 3 - Installation) - will then be instructed through the same contract.
Lot 1 Status: complete
Document Description: Not published
Contract Title: Bronze Memorial Sculpture to Transatlantic Slave Trade - Planning support, Fabrication and Installation
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